My Absolute Favorites

My Absolute Favorites
A list of my favorite novels in no particular order.  Mostly contains completed works with some exceptions. It also contains some short stories that I've read and liked.

What I look for in a good novel is: logical plot, good pacing, character development and concise descriptions. I'm also a sucker for a weak-to-strong character growth, good action, and romance that actually develops instead of mindless harems.

What I hate in novels is: insane repetition of content to meet character counts, idiotic MCs that make you go "why are they doing this?", or cliche/tedious formulas that endlessly repeat such as:

>> Queue entrance of super strong Villain A that identifies MC as lowly tr*sh and causes trouble

>> MC decides to start fighting while the surrounding audience goes "wow, this fool dares fight with Villain A?!?"

>> Everyone proceeds to shout out the names of their techniques, which sound "seemingly more epic" as the battle goes on

>> Villain grits teeth and uses ultimate move. MC's pupils contract and his expression pales. Audience goes "OMG, I can't believe he forced villain A to use <epic move>?!"

>> MC somehow breaks through bottleneck mid battle and wins

>> Villain coughs up a mouthful of blood with disbelief written on his face

>> Suddenly Villain B, Villain A's father enters the scene and shouts "how dare you harm Villain A?!"

>> Go back to the top and repeat...
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Created: Jun 10th, 2020, Updated: Oct 15th, 2022
Created Jun 10th, 2020
Updated Oct 15th, 2022
CN (4.5)
689 Chapters Every 491.3 Day(s) 24689 Readers 359 Reviews 09-25-2017
An incredible piece of writing. ... more>>
KR (4.2)
21 Chapters Every 141.3 Day(s) 20857 Readers 394 Reviews 06-26-2018
I've been too lazy to write a proper recommendation about this, as I read this book long before I thought to create any sort of review, but this is also a 5/5 novel.... more>>
CN (4.5)
0 Chapters Every 3738 Day(s) 13376 Readers 183 Reviews N/A
Like many others, this was the first light novel I'd ever read. Wonderful story, epic world scale, satisfying character growth, decent friendships.... more>>
CN (4.4)
48 Chapters Every 660.7 Day(s) 19681 Readers 341 Reviews 08-05-2015
The definition of an epic novel in terms of the scope of the universe it covers. I liked this one the most from Er Gens books and I also liked the MC the most (even though he is a somewhat typical, bland character as far as cultivation novels go).... more>>
CN (4.2)
345 Chapters Every 138.5 Day(s) 13349 Readers 107 Reviews 05-03-2020
Classic novel that probably most people have read. It was one of the first Chinese novels I'd read, just after Coiling Dragon, and it is... more>>
CN (4.1)
193 Chapters Every 44.5 Day(s) 4043 Readers 99 Reviews 10-11-2022
This one hit the spot. Half of the novel focuses on the growth of the MC through martial arts, which is different from cultivation, the latter of which being the standard cultivation process you'd think of from other Wuxia novels (and this felt quite unique), while the other half of the novel was romance. It felt so refreshing watching the growth of the relationship between the two characters and it felt like I was back in highschool again, experiencing the same plethora of emotions and early teenage confusion. ... more>>
CN (3.9)
50 Chapters Every 187.3 Day(s) 13606 Readers 145 Reviews 08-18-2016
I was pleasantly surprised from reading this. I've read some VMMORPG novels and this one did a way better job than most. I'm assuming Mad Snail played WoW because a lot of elements from this novel reminded me of it.... more>>
JP (4.8)
13 Chapters Every 221.8 Day(s) 2953 Readers 10 Reviews 06-03-2020
Short story that will probably make you feel like you've been trapped in a room full of diced onions
JP (4.6)
2 Chapters Every 121.5 Day(s) 2263 Readers 9 Reviews 08-05-2023
Heartwarming short story
JP (4.8)
40 Chapters Every 6.9 Day(s) 9118 Readers 129 Reviews 03-26-2024
Another short story that had a pretty cliche premise but in a more light hearted slice of life scenario. It really expounds on the difference... more>>
CN (4)
112 Chapters Every 147.2 Day(s) 5548 Readers 37 Reviews 03-20-2018
An unconventional and unique novel/cultivation system compared to other chinese fantasy novels. It suffers a bit from the cultivation stages and progression being a bit unclear, but overall, I felt there was nothing cliche or predictable about this novel.... more>>
JP (4.5)
4 Chapters Every 681.5 Day(s) 1246 Readers 10 Reviews 10-16-2016
Another heartwarming short story with a really interesting premise
JP (4.1)
0 Chapters Every 3226 Day(s) 2631 Readers 7 Reviews N/A
I typically don't read incomplete novels, since there are already enough completed ones out there, and I don't like having to wait for years, forget the story in the process, and then re-read everything each time. ... more>>
CN (3.7)
47 Chapters Every 162.9 Day(s) 8163 Readers 102 Reviews 08-08-2017
If you're ok with crude humor and don't take this novel seriously, you'll probably enjoy it. I found myself bursting out laughing at times because some of the scenes were so ridiculous (which I'm sure was the author's intention). It does a great job of making fun of other cultivation novels, and puts a crude but compelling twist on them such as:... more>>
CN (3.9)
31 Chapters Every 200.2 Day(s) 6543 Readers 111 Reviews 12-25-2017
I wrote a review for it as well, but it gives off a similar feeling to a native English epic fantasy series. Was pretty great almost all throughout but had a very rushed ending, in terms of both pacing and conclusion. ... more>>
CN (4.1)
7 Chapters Every 447.4 Day(s) 9427 Readers 76 Reviews 09-06-2015
Another IET novel, but one that really stood out to me. It's really clear that his sense of world building has improved, and that the overall progression is becoming more unique for the MC in each of his novels.... more>>
CN (4.7)
113 Chapters Every 529.6 Day(s) 13262 Readers 375 Reviews 02-06-2019
Interesting and unique AF. Definitely worth a read, and you can check out the reviews if you want more details
KR (4.4)
20 Chapters Every 117.4 Day(s) 23444 Readers 466 Reviews 07-09-2019
Another really~ awesome Korean novel. This felt like a mix of both The Novel's Extra and DanMachi w.r.t. some elements in the novel, and the... more>>
CN (4.1)
44 Chapters Every 638.4 Day(s) 8211 Readers 120 Reviews 01-29-2017
I already wrote a short review on this but although I haven't finished the novel, this one is absolutely brilliant. Pretty much every aspect I... more>>
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